> > routines) can load the kernel.   The kernel doesn't use BIOS routines
> > and will be able to recognize the entire disk.
>
> You actually do not have to have your root partition in the first 8G,
> just the boot partition.  (Technically, not even that, just all the

/stand partition containing:

-rwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  2617544 Sep 12 18:24 INSTALL
-r--------  1 root  wheel    41984 Sep 12 18:22 boot
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  2335314 Sep 12 18:23 generic
-rw-------  1 root  wheel  2172089 Sep 12 18:22 netbsd

where netbsd is my own compiled kernel with "root on wd0a"


the netbsd kernel is of course at / too to allow system tools to work